The film is based on the Michael Lewis' book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. It tells the story of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher, who was a black youth surviving on his own in Memphis until being taken in and adopted by a wealthy white family. Bullock and McGraw play the couple in the movie, and the wife on which Bullock's character is based, Leigh Anne Tuohy, is expected in Nashville for the screening, along with her daughter Collins.

The film opens nationwide on Friday, Nov. 20. See our interview with McGraw in that day’s Weekend section.